SECCrimson Tide

Alabama

1st of 13014–1

Rank

1st

of 130 FBS teams

Rating

+35.8

90% range 27.5 to 44.2

Offense

48.4

2nd: points scored vs an average team

Defense

12.6

2nd: points allowed vs an average team

Record

14–1

Playoff

Seed 1

national champion

15 games, 14–1

Schedule

Ranks are retrospective TEMPO estimates, not poll rankings or ranks saved before kickoff.

Wk 1Sep 1 · 8:00 PM ET vs

LouisvilleNeutral W 51–14

Rating change+2.3

Wk 2Sep 8 · 3:30 PM ET vs

Arkansas State W 57–7

Rating change+3.0

Wk 3Sep 15 · 7:00 PM ET at

Ole Miss W 62–7

Rating change+4.2

Wk 4Sep 22 · 3:30 PM ET vs#13

Texas A&M W 45–23

Rating change+0.4

Wk 5Sep 29 · 12:00 PM ET vs

Louisiana W 56–14

Rating change−1.4

Wk 6Oct 6 · 12:00 PM ET at

Arkansas W 65–31

Rating change+1.0

Wk 7Oct 13 · 7:00 PM ET vs

Missouri W 39–10

Rating change+0.3

Wk 8Oct 20 · 3:30 PM ET at

Tennessee W 58–21

Rating change+1.4

Wk 10Nov 3 · 8:00 PM ET at#14

LSU W 29–0

Rating change+1.7

Wk 11Nov 10 · 3:30 PM ET vs#7

Mississippi State W 24–0

Rating change0.0

Wk 12Nov 17 · 12:00 PM ET vs

The Citadel W 50–17

Rating change−2.2

Wk 13Nov 24 · 3:30 PM ET vs#9

Auburn W 52–21

Rating change+1.6

Wk 14Dec 1 · 4:00 PM ET vs#3

GeorgiaNeutral W 35–28

Rating change−0.7

PostDec 29 · 8:00 PM ET vs#6

OklahomaSemifinals · Orange Bowl W 45–34

Rating change+0.4

PostJan 7 · 8:00 PM ET vs#2

ClemsonChampionship L 16–44

Rating change−1.8

With its 90% range at each cutoff

Rating through 2018

90% range

Estimated after the fact at each cutoff.

Estimates of how good the team was, not forecasts to grade

Past seasons

Season	Conference	Rank#	Rating	Off.	Def.	RecordW–L	CFP entryCFP
2017	SEC	1 of 130	31.8	41.4	9.7	13–1	Seed4
2016	SEC	2 of 128	34.8	44.2	9.4	14–1	Seed1
2015	SEC	1 of 128	30.2	42.8	12.6	14–1	Seed2

Adjusted for opponents; outward is better on both sides

Profile

ALA offenseFBS average

MeasureValue

Points per drive · points per possession.

Profiles and percentiles